Court mulls Apple's App Store commissions in antitrust case

The key to that argument, as noted in a report by Wired, is a case from 1977, Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, which resulted in a ruling that you can't sue for an antitrust case if you didn't directly purchase goods or services.

For the iOS consumer, however, it could mean an end to being restricted to just the App Store, but that remains to be seen. The platform is fully locked down, so there's no official method to install apps from third-party sources. The court held that you can not sue for antitrust damages if you're not the direct customer of the accused. For example, if someone has a monopoly on RAM chips and sells them at an inflated price to OEMs, you can't sue the chip supplier because your computer was too expensive.

US President Donald Trump's administration backed Apple and urged the justices to take the case. Developers set the prices, so they're actually to blame.

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The case which could have important implications for Apple and its mobile ecosystem hinges on whether the iPhone maker has a right to have a "closed" system where only the company can distribute mobile apps. An appeals court revived the case in January 2017, however, arguing that users are buying directly from Apple and that developers don't have their own stores.

Price flexibility is something app developers have advocated for during the decade since the App Store's launch. Robert Pepper and three other iPhone-possessing petitioners proclaim that Apple has dominated the market for iPhone apps as it has the complete control over the games, utilities and other provisions that materialize in its App store. Arguably Android (Google Play) won't have this problem, however, as there is the Amazon app store.

As a programmer I'd love to see the iOS app market opened up to competition and different types of scrutiny. After multiple delays, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear Apple's appeal in the Apple v. Pepper case, which will take place over a nine-month period. Other companies that rely on commissions to earn money (like Amazon) could also be shielded from similar lawsuits.

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